1995 NBA Finals Magic @ Rockets Game 4 Highlights (NBA On NBC)

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[@chrisuncleahmad]

“Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion.”

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Hakeem's three was a perfect ending to a memorable playoff run.

[@VancouverChokers]

This playoff year was the end of the Barkley era in Phoenix. The 3-1 blown lead against Houston is one of the biggest chokes in playoff history. In a fit of irony Barkley flopped in Houston

[@hectorlopez1069]

What a three to end it for the magic.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

Utah Jazz, 60-22, Phoenix Suns, 59-23, San Antonio Spurs, 62-20 (league's best record), Orlando Magic, 57-25 (Eastern Conference's best record), Rockets were not favored in any of those series, but won every one of those series, no homecourt edge, and they beat all 4 of those teams who were all favored to win, but Houston would not be denied going back to back, regardless of their 47-35 regular season record, and 6th seeded team. Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich said it best to the skeptics: "Never underestimate the heart of a champion".

[@melvynsngltn27]

Home court is overrated

[@ChrisM07]

It's possible to win 2 (sometimes even 3) series w/o it in a single postseason, but it's extremely difficult to pull off in all 4 series. ​@@melvynsngltn27

[@FuShengAlex]

@@melvynsngltn27 Hey Mel....did you know exactly 29 years ago on this date, June 14th this game transpired? With the last basket a Hakeem 3 pt shot that Shaq tried to contest?

[@melvynsngltn27]

@FuShengAlex congratulations one of the few times myself and others cheered for both teams

[@FuShengAlex]

@@melvynsngltn27 They were both legendary Centers 😃

[@MEANDMYDAD2023]

The capper to one of arguably the most unlikely playoff runs to an NBA Championship of all time. Only sixth seed to ever defeat four top seeds (3rd, 2nd, and 1st seeds in the West, and the number 1 seed from the East) consecutively. This is why it hasn’t been repeated since.

[@Melbester9]

They were the defending champs from 1994. When they beat my Knicks. Rockets were favorites to go back to back that year. It didn't matter what seed they were in. They had most of the same team from 1994 with the new addition of Drexler. They were much better and had the championship experience from the year before.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Bob Costas summed it up best: “a logic defying playoff run of escapes and comebacks.”

[@VancouverChokers]

Phoenix in particular had zero excuse to lose to Houston that year. Zero. I cannot imagine a worse loss in Suns franchise history than the Kiss of Death game. Giannis 50 piece in 21, MAYBE

[@BUPMY1]

Ironically I read your comment as Mr. Costas was saying it.😮

[@coreyrowe4119]

Rockets final game wearing these unis before debuting the dark blue pinstripe unis for 95-96.

[@J3andel]

I’ve always thought this was some kind of bad omen. My Rockets haven’t been to the finals since. This uniform had won 2 championships in a row, then it was gone. I liked the late 90s unis too, but these should’ve been treated like the Lakers/Celtics unis. Do not touch.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@J3andel those Rockets unis seemed outdated by 95

[@ChrisM07]

​@@chrisuncleahmad ​​Actually the majority of the jerseys in the 94-95 season still had the classic designs, the logos really started changing the next 2 seasons afterwards. This was also the last season w/the classic NBA playoffs/finals logo that changed the following year too.

[@coreyrowe4119]

​@@ChrisM07 there were a few teams who changed their looks earlier in the 90s (Suns in 92-93, Bucks/Nuggets in 93-94, Cavs/Kings in 94-95) but 95-96 thru 97-98 was the biggest wave of logo/uni changes, at least 3 teams debuted new looks each of those seasons.

[@ChrisM07]

@@coreyrowe4119 Yeah that was also when the Internet got big the newer logos did fit the style of the NBA website better, it did seem like the 95-96 season was when the transition really started and it continued in 96-97 w/a different NBA on NBC design.

[@AndreiKenshin24]

Only NBA History to win the Championship as a Lowest Seed.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Olajuwon is perfect on the court.

[@andromeda939]

Upload for this Father's day HAS to be Jordan's comeback victory vs Seattle game 6.

[@ayoubhari3506]

In 94 and 95 Hakeem made me "dream"

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jordan didn't want anything with that 94, 95 olajuwon.

[@KevinJL]

I miss Bill Walton

[@edmondlau511]

In my opinion, this was one of the greatest playoff runs ever. This series was lost for the Magic at the end of game 1 when Nick Anderson missed 4 consecutive free throws.

[@kennybegeske8824]

Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV

[@kennybegeske8824]

Upload More And More Chicago Bulls Basketball Games From NBA On NBC

[@BTcycle]

The 29th anniversary on June 14th.

[@Lavarpsu10]

This game looks much more like the modern NBA with the spacing and number of 3s, interesting to see

[@fernandomoreno5547]

Last year prime hakeem. Top 10 best player ever

[@DavidOkutinyang-td4jt]

Nope, 1997

[@fernandomoreno5547]

No way 97 hakeem was prime. Still got all star level but no his prime, and Missed games with injuries problems

[@DavidOkutinyang-td4jt]

@@fernandomoreno5547 Wrong season! I'm talking about 1996-97, he only missed 4 games and averaged 24. He was still in his prime!

[@brandlyscottconner9824]

Can You Upload More 1994-1995 Chicago Bulls Basketball Games MDBball

[@EinhanderPilotSantos]

This was the game where Hakeem asked Kenny for some water! 😂

[@juncruz6266]

29:14 beautiful

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

Clutch City

[@sammyphen1046]

Olajuwon is a centre. Olajuwon “ oh you thought” proceeds to hit from everywhere

[@hakeemolajuwon4352]

Horry was so crucial in that 95' playoffs! That series alone should put him the HOF

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Everyone forgets he actually hit the winning shot game 1 of the West Finals. Even with Hakeem’s dominance, without Horry’s first game winner in the playoffs, that series goes 7

[@melvynsngltn27]

People forget he was being called the new Scottie Pippen

[@hakeemolajuwon4352]

@@melvynsngltn27 yeah, probably cuz they matched up against each other often

[@ChrisM07]

His reputation as a clutch shooter overshadowed the fact he was also a great defensive player. In his postseason career he's 18th in blocks and 14th in steals.

[@hectorlopez1069]

They got to put him in the hof, as soon as possible. He deserves it for playing hard for his championship teams.

[@charlesconner9044]

Orlando Magic PTSD the last couple of days for their fans who follow this channel

[@MDBBall]

😁

[@dfcintron]

Hakeem and Drexler were great every game but they needed to have 3rd scorer step up in each game. Game 1 = Smith Game 2 = Cassell Game 3 = Horry Game 4 = Elie

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jordan was lucky to not face the rockets in the NBA Finals, probably the only team Jordan wouldn't beat.

[@ladkatta]

LOL In your "Dream"

[@ChrisM07]

​​​@@ladkatta Actually it's true the Rockets used a different system compared to almost every other team in the league back then. They didn't have their PG as the focal point of the ball handling offense which was the traditional system their playmaking consisted of team ball making it a bit more difficult to adjust defensively against them. Smith and Cassell didn't really have to do a lot for the Rockets to be effective offensively. Add to the fact that either could go off at any particular time I believe the Rockets would definitely be a problem.

[@hectorlopez1069]

​@@ladkattain your dream, you're wrong, Olajuwon is too strong against Jordan bulls in 1 NBA Finals.

[@impradachase]

Here from the 2024 finals

[@tylerriley2587]

Name of the sound in the end

[@bl5derunner]

Do you have this for games 1,2,3?

[@MDBBall]

Yes hopefully I'll be able to get to them

[@bl5derunner]

@@MDBBall sweet. I’ve seen the full versions posted on YT before but they keep taking them down. Looks like this format seems to work. Hopefully you get them and they have the NBA on NBC intros/lead-ins like this one!

[@FuShengAlex]

Shaq.....most dominant player ever. Me: Yeah right!!

[@ChrisM07]

He was "dominant" when matched up against slower players because he was also effective on the defensive end. He got neutralized more often by players w/speed, that's the reason Rodman was so effective against him despite not being an actual C.

[@FuShengAlex]

@@ChrisM07 Honestly I hold the performances of the likes of Olajuwon, Duncan & Malone (the later 2 guarded him in stretches although not always the primary defender) higher when going against Shaq than "specialists" like Rodman and Ben Wallace. It's a lot more impressive to me to be all time great defenders and also repeatedly forcing Shaqs hand on defence than it is to be a guy that just defends and rebounds and doesnt have to expend the same amount of energy anchoring an offense. Rodman was also dirty and embellished flopping a lot vs Shaq. That had a bit to do with his effectiveness vs Shaq. Especially in Chicago because they were so popular.....the refs just turned a blind eye to this imho.

[@ChrisM07]

@@FuShengAlex Good point on Rodman, numerous players have mentioned how much they hated going up against him because of his antics. The problem was they usually ended up taking the bait and tried to be physical back w/him which played right into his hands. As the Rockets showed in 95 the best way to neutralize that was to just play through it and use reverse psychology by being friendly w/him.

[@user-ss3ud7pp7f]

Love seeing shaq lose.